Last Saturday, Aaron Goure took one for the gnar team. He ended up with three stitches, yow! Filmed by Diego Meek, posted by Skate Bait Clothing.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Diego Meek: Bag of Tricks for Video and Stills
"There's like so many ways you can take a picture of the same thing, and its all up to whoever is taking the picture to decide that."~ Diego Meek
There is no doubt Diego has an eye for shooting both photography and videography. His video and pics speak for themselves, so check them out below. His interview follows.
a week at ktr from diego meek on Vimeo.
Interview with Diego Meek
Name, Age, Hometown:
Diego Meek, 14, Mesa, AZ!!
Local Sk8 Spot:
My favorite spot would be Beardsley banks.
Who or what are usually your subjects when filming or taking photographs?
Friends skateboarding most of the time.
What came first, your video camera or still camera?
I used to film with my digicam but i wouldn't really care how it was filmed, but just that it was on film.
Which do you prefer?
I'd rather film, but I want to get a lot better at taking stills.
Do you have future goals to either be a videographer, photographer, or both?
Yes, but right now its really more for the fun of it and to get better at what I do. I want to go to school for some kind of art and photography classes.
What do you like about these two medias?
Ok, so about filming, I like it because I'll just try to film it as good as I can. Then, I'll try to edit it to fit the music the best I can. I like photography because there's like so many ways you can take a picture of the same thing, and its all up to whoever is taking the picture to decide that.
Give your readers a tip for filming good skateboarding.
Uuhhh...... don't use all auto settings.
Where can people go to view more of Diego's works?
vimeo.com/diegomeek; flickr.com/diegomeek
What's your favorite thing about skateboarding.
Fun Fun Fun
Favorite skate video?
ahm (a happy medium)
Favorite magazine?
I have a monthly subscription of gnarcore in the mail, no not really, maybe The Skateboardmag
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Maloof Money Cup Weekend, 2009
Last weekend was the second annual Maloof Money Cup in Orange County, CA. The CA Ramp Works and CA Skateparks' crews lived up to their reputations by creating amazing courses for both the vert and street pros! This was the first year in which the mini-mega ramp actually flowed into the vert ramp via an archway, and had a return ramp for the skaters to get back to the top. The archway and vert was custom made by CA Ramp Works. The street course replicated famous street spots, with marble benches and ledges, brick banks, gnar handrails. Though my favorite piece was just a simple piece of metal screwed to the wall... thrown in by Joe Ciaglia (owner of CA Skateparks).
Every skater was killing the course. Dave Duncan (the announcer) kept saying, "This is a super final", for like every heat that went out. My favorite was when someone left him speechless, and all he got out was, "that was gnarly gnar". The roof gap to bank was just that, and more than one skater including: Appleyard, Sheckler, Huston, Sandoval, and Busenitz all threw something down on it; Peter Ramondetta skidded out of a huge gap to blunt side down a handrail; Torry Pudwill was popping huge nollies over the handrail. The skaters truly came out of every heat packed full of energy, going for everything they thought of.
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In the end, Chris Cole took home $100,000 in street. Tommy Sandoval was second and Nyjah Huston 3rd. Alex Perelson, after landing the 900, took home $75,000. PLG came in 2nd and Bob Burnquist came in third. Leticia Bufoni took away $25,000 for the girls.
To top it all off, Snoop Dog made an appearance, telling the skaters, "get your roll on". I know the white folks secretly be thuggin out in their vehicles to rap lyrics, but when it comes to standing in public, they are as stiff as a board. Snoop could barely get us to "put our hands in the air", yo.
Throughout the weekend, Dug and I had to get "our roll on", so we stoppoed by the Hurley facility, Ocean Beach Park, and Volcom Park. All fun:) Pictures below.
Click street course for a breakdown of course:
Click Vert Ramp for it
Every skater was killing the course. Dave Duncan (the announcer) kept saying, "This is a super final", for like every heat that went out. My favorite was when someone left him speechless, and all he got out was, "that was gnarly gnar". The roof gap to bank was just that, and more than one skater including: Appleyard, Sheckler, Huston, Sandoval, and Busenitz all threw something down on it; Peter Ramondetta skidded out of a huge gap to blunt side down a handrail; Torry Pudwill was popping huge nollies over the handrail. The skaters truly came out of every heat packed full of energy, going for everything they thought of.
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In the end, Chris Cole took home $100,000 in street. Tommy Sandoval was second and Nyjah Huston 3rd. Alex Perelson, after landing the 900, took home $75,000. PLG came in 2nd and Bob Burnquist came in third. Leticia Bufoni took away $25,000 for the girls.
To top it all off, Snoop Dog made an appearance, telling the skaters, "get your roll on". I know the white folks secretly be thuggin out in their vehicles to rap lyrics, but when it comes to standing in public, they are as stiff as a board. Snoop could barely get us to "put our hands in the air", yo.
Throughout the weekend, Dug and I had to get "our roll on", so we stoppoed by the Hurley facility, Ocean Beach Park, and Volcom Park. All fun:) Pictures below.
Click street course for a breakdown of course:
Click Vert Ramp for it
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